From Los Angeles to San Francisco by Train & Bus

California offers some of the world’s most spectacular sights and best spots for vacations. From Tinsel Town to the Golden Gate this train, taxi and motor coach itinerary includes train rides on the Pacific Coast by Santa Barbara and through Salinas Valley then motor coach tour of must see places in Monterey. You can choose to take just the three day train and bus trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco or combine it with hotels and tours in Los Angeles and San Francisco or to make it a 5 or 7 day package vacation. THIS IS NOT A GROUP TOUR.  It is an independent trip using local sightseeing companies and AMTRAK trains.  International visitors like the experience of riding the trains through beautiful California countryside.  Trains can be late at times but overall the itinerary is very interesting and enjoyable.

L.A. Bustle and Stars
Day 1: Transfer from LAX airport to Kyoto Grand Garden Hotel Downtown check in for two nights. If you want to stay close to Los Angeles Airport or Anaheim** we can book a different hotel.
Day 2: Grand tour of Los Angeles & Movie Stars’ Home (about 8 hours). See Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, Melrose, Sunset Strip, Farmers Market, Olvera Street, Chinatown, The Music Center and the Griffith Park Observatory and Movie Stars' Homes in Beverly Hills and Bel Air.  (Other tours such as Universal Studio or Getty Museum Tours are also available)
Day 3: Check out hotel. Go to Los Angeles Union Station. (Taxi takes just a few minutes)
 

3 Days California Coast Ride Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo.
220 miles by Coast Starlight train
On AMTRAK train leave Anaheim at 8:07 or Union Station, Los Angeles at 10:15 a.m.  See Simi Valley and Fillmore, orange groves and green houses, reaching the Pacific coast at Oxnard. As the train hugs the shore we see the most magnificent vistas west through Santa Barbara. Turning north at Gaviota past Vandenberg Space Station fields of strawberries and miles of new vines are all around us on the way to Pismo Beach. On arrival in San Luis Obispo around 3:43 the waiting taxi takes you on a short tour of the town and then to La Cuesta Inn for overnight stay.
Overnight at La Cuesta Inn or similar hotel. Click here for pictures of traveling by Amtrak

Day 4: (B)(L) San Luis Obispo/ Hearst Castle/ Monterey. 148 miles tour and 154 miles by train and bus.

Check in at Bay Park Hotel. Relax at this full service hotel.

Day 5 Morning: (B)(D) Monterey Peninsula Tour - then to San Francisco.
154 miles by motor coach.
Have breakfast and spend the morning at the hotel. Between noon and one meet the tour motor coach from San Francisco. Spend the rest of the day in historic Monterey, Cannery Row, Pacific Grove looking at golf courses, mansions and scenic vistas. See the Pacific crashing on the rocks and swirling around on the 17 Mile Drive, where the Lone Cypress stands guard. Brush with luxury at the resorts of Pebble Beach. Time in Carmel by the Sea for shopping & browsing. After five we go east through Fort Ord and Castroville to Highway 101 as the artichoke and strawberry fields and green houses give way turning north along the San Andreas fault line through Gilroy and Morgan Hill. The urban sprawl emerges as we enter San Jose. The pace quickens and slows with the traffic driving through the Silicon Valley then past San Francisco International Airport arriving at your hotel in the City around 7:30 p.m.

San Francisco Riesling
Day 5 Evening: (D) San Francisco. Check in for two nights at Handlery Union Square Hotel or Tuscan Inn Fisherman’s Wharf (*). Afternoon free for exploring the city, Fisherman’s Wharf or riding cable cars, etc. Dinner tonight at your choice of Italian or French Restaurant.
Day 6: (B) Sonoma and Napa Valley Wine Country tour at 8:10. Across the Golden Gate Bridge visit the historic square in Sonoma. Time for lunch on your own. Then to Napa Valley. Visit two or three wineries. Return to the city via Oakland Bay Bridge. (Instead of wine country take a city tour with Muir Woods. OR for Yosemite 13 hour tour add $80 per person.)  * Other hotels in San Francisco also available.
Day 7: (B) Check out hotel. Shuttle transfer to San Francisco International airport available with additional $16.00 per person.

                
 California Coast Ride - 3 or 5 or 7 days.   Tour Code: LA6TC    

Available: Thursday, Saturday, Monday. Other days on request

*For San Francisco Riesling Package to stay at Tuscan Inn Fisherman’s Wharf add $24 per room per person on a double basis. Cost of the 7 day California Coast Ride tour includes 6 nights’ hotel rooms with tax, admissions and fees to 17 Mile Drive and Hearst Castle, Wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma, 2 dinners, 4 breakfasts, 1 picnic lunch with tax and tips, narrated tour and transportation in Los Angeles, Monterey, Paso Robles, San Simeon, San Francisco with experienced driver/guide. (Vehicle size depends on number of clients booked).

** To stay at Clarion Anaheim save $25 (per person on double). You can add extra night (s) before or after the tour. There is open choice of menu. Vegetarian or other diet followers can order fish or appropriate items.

Trains can be late at times but overall the itinerary is very interesting and enjoyable. This independent trip requires some flexibility and acceptance of train or other delays and minor changes.

    If you have any questions or comments please email us at reservations@calpartours.com

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